This page sets out the timetable for the examination of the application. It includes the deadlines for submissions to be made to the Planning Inspectorate and the dates of events taking place during the Examination. The Examination Timetable is also set out in an annex to the Rule 8 letter that was sent to Interested Parties at the start of the Examination.
Download iCalendar (.ics format)| Event Date | Description |
|---|---|
 | Examination Begins |
| Preliminary Meeting View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Notice of procedural decision including confirmation of the examination timetable and first round of written questions from the Examining authority (ExA) |
| Accompanied site visit to the application site |
| Site Visit (Accompanied) The initial site inspection in the company of any Interested Party or their representative. |
| Deadline for receipt of: • Written representations • Responses to written questions • Local Impact Report (s) (LIRs) • Statements of common ground (SoCG) |
| Deadline for receipt of comments on: • Relevant and written representations • Responses to the ExA’s questions • LIRs |
| Issue of the ExA’s second round of written questions |
| Issue specific (IS) hearing to consider the drafting aspects of the draft Development Consent Order, and the proposed agreement between the Applicant and local planning authorities under s106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Issue Specific Hearing 1 Issue Specific Hearing to consider only the drafting aspects of the draft Development Consent Order, including proposed requirements, and the draft Section 106 Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, this hearing is not to consider the underlying issues arising from the application or the representations which have been made about them, and will be done on an entirely without prejudice basis. The Panel's decision to hold the hearing should not be taken to imply that it has any view at this stage about whether the Order should be granted. |
| Deadline for (i) responses to the ExA’s second round of written questions and (ii) for interested parties to make representations to the ExA of the need for issue specific hearings |
| Deadline for i) interested parties to notify the ExA of their intention to be heard at an open floor (OF) hearing and ii) affected persons to notify the ExA of their wish to be heard at a compulsory acquisition (CA) hearing |
| Letter (Rule 17) from ExA to the Applicant and other specified IPs concerning the Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2010 |
| Letter (Rule 17(31)) from ExA to the Applicant and other specified interested parties concerning the Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2010 |
| ExA notification of the programme for further IS hearings |
| Deadline for the receipt of comments on responses to the ExA’s second round of written questions |
| Letter from the ExA confirming dates and arrangements for the CA hearing |
| Letter from the ExA confirming dates and arrangements for the OF hearing |
| Letter from the ExA confirming the arrangements and agenda for the IS hearings on 18 and 19 September |
| IS hearing on drafting of the DCO and requirements, the draft deemed marine licence and proposed s106 agreement View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Issue Specific Hearing 2 Issue Specific Hearing into the draft Development Consent Order and requirements, the draft deemed Marine Licence and the proposed s106 agreement between the Applicant and other parties |
| IS hearing on the relationship between the Order and the COMAH Regulations View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Issue Specific Hearing 3 the relationship between the provisions proposed to be granted by the Order and the subsequent detailed approvals to be obtained from the competent authority (HSE and the Environment Agency) within the COMAH Regulations 2 1999 as amended 2005, and any further amendments likely to be required as a consequence of Directive 2012/18/EU. |
| Letter (Rule 17) from the ExA to the Applicant concerning Crown Land |
| Further letter from the ExA setting out the agenda and arrangements for the CA hearing |
| Letter (Rule 17) from the ExA to the Applicant and specified IPs inviting written representations about a proposed addition to Requirement 6 of the Order |
| Letter from the ExA to the Applicant concerning proposed amendments to plans relating to the brine discharge outfall |
| Letter (Rule 17) from ExA to the Applicant concerning Part 5 of the Book of Reference |
| Letter (Rule 17) from the ExA to the Applicant concerning the draft Hazardous Substances Direction, preparation of the final draft DCO and a list of minor corrections to the Order |
| Deadline for the submission of the final draft of the DCO and proposed s106 agreement |
| CA hearing (one session only held on 9 October) View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 CAH - Day 1 |
| CA hearing (one session only held on 9 October) |
| Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 2 CAH - Day 2 |
| Letter (Rule 17) from the ExA to the Applicant concerning information requested at the CA hearing on 9 October, and further to the final draft DCO |
| OF hearing (six sessions held over two days) View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Open Floor Hearing 1 OFH - Day 1 |
| OF hearing (six sessions held over two days) View the documents received relating to this deadline |
| Open Floor Hearing 2 OFH - Day 2 |
| Accompanied site visit to the application site |
| Notification from the ExA of the completion of the examination. |
| Examination closed |